Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-25
RIGGING UP A NEW NAVY
SENATOR BUTLER PROPOSES 4
SWIFT CRUISER.

Representative Lawler Introduces a
Proposition to Expend $50 900 900 for
the ConstructionS Armament and
Equipment of War VesseIs-The River
and HarbOr Bin Taken Up but no Proa
Gress Made.
WASHING Jan. 2.-in the Senate
to-day the credentials of Charles B. Far
well, elected to I'LL the vacancy in tha
Senate caused by the death OF John A.
Logan, were presented and placed on file.
Mr.. Allison presented petitions from
all the national banks OF Chicago, st.
Paul and Minneapolis recommending cer-
tain changes and notifications Ia ths
House bill as to national banks, now
pending before the Senate Committee oa
Finance. They were referred.
MIR. Butler, by request, introduced bin
TO provide for the construction OF steam
cruising vessel of war OF twenty knots
speed. II was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Naval Affairs.
The credentials OF Cnshman TellsF
Davis, SeuAtor-e ect from Minnesota for
the full term OF six years, from March 1,
1887, were presented and placed on file.
lac Senate bill concerning post Offices
OF the third class, providing that thew
snail not be changed into post offices of
the fourth class, where the gross receipts
amount to 81 300 a wear. or where the bo
receipts and commissions constituting
the pos masters compensation mouos
TO $1,000, was, on motion OF Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa, taken from the calendar and
passed.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, under the call Of
States, a number of bills were introduced
and referred, Among them were the fol-
lowing:
BY Mr.. Springer-ProposIng a oonstitu-
tional amendment changing the time lor
the assembling OF Congress to the first
Wednesday of January of each year.
BY Mr., Lawler-A resolution directing
the Committee on Naval Affairs TO in-
quire into the eXpedency OF Immediately
apprOpriating $40, 900 to be expended
under the direction OF the Secretary Of
tue Navy for the construction, equipment
and armament OF such new vessels Of
war as may be deemed necessary.
BY Mr.. Glass, of Tennessee--Requir
certain reports of the Department OF Az
riculture aud Consular reports to be in
plain English.
THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
by Mr.. Thomas, OF lllinois-To increasa
the naval establishment. 1t authorizes
Tue COHstTuCllhn Oi TWO bLeeI cruisers 0k
about 1000 tons displacement, of the typs
Cl"cruiser No. Pat a cost, exclusive OF ar
mameut, OF not more than 81, ,300, 900 each:
five steel gunboats, OF the type OF "gun-
boat No. ~ at a cost, exclusive Of arma-
ment, of not more than $500, 900 each; aud
six steel torpedo boats having a maxi
mum speed OF not less than twenty -four
knots per hour, to cost, exclusive OF arm
ament, 100000 each. An appropriation
ofS6, SOC, 900 10 made by the bill.
The Committee on Foreign Relations
reported and the House adopted Mr.. Bel
monts resolution calling for the corre-
sp0ndence between this government AMI
thst oil Great Britain on the fisheries dis
pute.
In the morning hour Mr.. Thompson, Of
Ohio, on behalf of the Committee on
Private Land Claims, called up the bill
abroRating the powers OF tue executive
officers Of the United States In allowing
indemnity, locations on scrip for confirm
ed, unsatished private land claims anaS
vesting that power In the United 15to111
courts. The bill passed. asnobIao VIII
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